Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Armenia II...Introduction



The Armenians, an ancient civilisation whose history is long, complex, and in many ways epic and heroic. The descendants of Aram the Brave and Haig the forefather and establisher of the first Armenian kingdom in third millennium BC. A nation who had Kings and Queens, Royal dynasties and a widespread Armenian empire in the first century BC. under King Tigran II the Great.
Armenians are the first nation to adopt Christianity as the official religion of their state (301 A.D.). Throughout the centuries they have been persecuted and harassed by neighbouring countries and empires, but through all the turbulence and foreign domination, however, Armenians created a rich and a colourful culture, their own alphabet and a socioeconomic structure that has allowed them to preserve their distinct way of life.


5 Comments:

Blogger Transparently said...

The alphabet and language looks very interesting. I'm wondering do you have a picture of some actual written texts.

Anonymous Anonymous said...

ooo that is such a wicked looking text :P

lonely planet or some other travel show did a thing about armenia and azerbaijan a couple weeks ago on discovery. was really interesting and cities looked gorgeous.

and jason and the argonauts is one of my favourite films :P. ummm i think they said it was originally an armenian story.

Blogger Fonzy said...

funky alphabet.. looks like u have to draw the letters, not write them:)

Blogger Noush0 said...

Transparently..I`ll make sure to attach some!

Shunk..its not a text..these are the alphabet(in capital letters)..and yes in deed the city looks great..ive never been there,but pictures can say so many things,I`ll post some!And sorry never heared about your films:)

Fonz..As long as you can pronounce,,writting won`t be a big issue for you..so get ready;)

Anonymous Anonymous said...

lol yeah thats what imeant by text, the letters :P

ok jason and the argonauts and the golden fleece story was actually greek so my mistake :P

but they did travel thru armenia on their way to get the golden fleece :D

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